Moving to Bucklin, Missouri
Population: 524. Estimated population in July 2024: 496 (-5.3% change)
Males: 250 (47.7%), Females: 274 (52.3%)
Linn County
Zip code: 64631
Demographics
 Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $21,490
Median house value: $27,700
Population by Race
Races in Bucklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
 - Hispanic (1.3%)
 - Two or more races (1.3%)
 - American Indian (0.8%)
 - Other race (0.6%)
 
Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (11.8%), United States (10.3%), English (6.1%), Swedish (3.8%), French (3.6%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bucklin
- High school or higher: 74.2%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
 - Unemployed: 5.2%
 - Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Bucklin city
- Never married: 14.2%
 - Now married: 56.1%
 - Separated: 0.5%
 - Widowed: 15.6%
 - Divorced: 13.7%
 
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bucklin:
- PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BROOKFIELD, MO)
 - MACON CO SAMARITAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MACON, MO)
 - SULLIVAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MILAN, MO)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bucklin:
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
 - COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
 - OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 96 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Bucklin:
- NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONAL (about 8 miles; BROOKFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: MO8)
 - MACON-FOWER MEML (about 31 miles; MACON, MO; Abbreviation: K89)
 - OMAR N BRADLEY (about 40 miles; MOBERLY, MO; Abbreviation: MBY)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bucklin:
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
 - UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
 - COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
 - CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
 - INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
 - GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 94 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
 - LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
 
Schools
Public high school in Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN HIGH (Students: 109; Location: 26832 HWY 129; Grades: 07 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle school in Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN ELEM. (Students: 95; Location: 26832 HWY 129; Grades: KG – 06)
 
